After NBA Finals‘ MVP, Kobe Bryant, appeared with the Nike Most Valuable Puppets – 4 Rings Tee, at yesterday Lakers rally in Downtown Los Angeles, we’ve been bombarded with inquires about the t-shirt.
Thanks to some of our readers, who were quick to point out that the Most Valuable Puppets – 4 Rings Tee is NOW AVAILABLE , on a pre-order basis, at L.A. Lakers Official Online Store. Purchase could be made today with the shipment of the t-shirt starts on June 26th. Also available is the Carpe Diem Champagne Cork Tee, worn yesterday by Pau Gasol. Supplies are very limited, so reserve your very own today. Thanks Adam.

*UPDATE* Due to overwhelming demand, the t-shirt will be in stock periodically. Please check the site often

i just talked with the LA store customer service, and she said most of the orders that made on june 19th are on backorder, they are expecting to receive new shipment on monday and possibly ship it out on monday too or the day after, then we should be receiving the package no later than 10days after they shipped it.

FYI!!!!
Lakersstore.com has a BRAND NEW Four Rings Puppet Shirt!!! It comes in White and is now preordering. First shipments will go out July 22nd. No phone orders will be taken. The puppet has the four rings with a purple wristband and yellow Nike Swoosh. It REALLY stands out against the white. Hurry before they are gone!!!
www.lakersstore.com

i called. and they said their processing orders right now. and they said they just finished processing orders that were placed on the 17th. so im guessing right now, their still processing orders that were placed on the 18th. we should get our shirts in a few days.

So I actually got a hold of someone (finally) at the Team LA store. They said that the orders are in the process of being shipped but they havent had a chance to update the order status online. They did say that my order should be in by the end of this week or at the latest the beginning of this week.

who bought it from the actual laker store?
i ordered mine on the 19th and they said it would be shipped out by the 26th.
mine says processing?
it hasnt shipped yet!!! helpp!!! someone tell me if they got theres from the laker store!

*ALERT* -- House of Hoops (aka Footlocker) at the Beverly Center has WHITE colored kobe 4 ring t-shirts on sale right now. Hurry before they sell out, which I assume will be by the end of the day today or tomorrow. I bought a Large. Call ahead to make sure they're still in stock by the time you read this message.... and thank me later! :)

Many good deals on this shirt on ebay as I guess the demand is not as high as these sellers thought and of course the recession. Don't pay over $50 for one (excluding the China ed.) I have been watching them since everyone snatched them up. The prices are coming down so be patient and show these scalpers we will not be raked over the coals.

One more note for anyone who still needs to get a shirt, check with your local Foot Locker as they can order it and ship directly to you for $2 extra. I'm in Sacramento and the store here said they had the shirts in stock, sold out in 1.5 days, but they can place an order for it. The guy said the same thing about the sizing, that they run wide and kind of short and he had to get a 2XL. So whatever you do, don't pay eBay prices unless you can get it for $40 max.

I was able to get the charcoal shirt today. Footlocker in South Coast Plaza had just gotten in about 45 of them. I got an XL and XXL cause they say these run a little small and are 100% cotton. My brother gets his birthday present after all. Thanks to those who email me. The purple one looks cool as well. South Coast Footlocker number is (714) 540-0525.

PT da Great,
You are off the chain, you have been dead on with every thing you have said, but i hadn't been able to catch one. I had been looking all over. I live in a small town in Northern Cali, walked a Footlocker today and it was right there. After chasing them over the net for a week. Good Looking out PT.
NIKETOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO RELEASED THEM TODAY AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CALL THEM @ 10A.M. PACFIC TO ORDER THEM. THEY ONLY HAVE XXL AND XXXL AVAILABLE. THAT WAS AT CLOSING TONITE. THE NUMBER IS (415) 392-6453.
GOOD LUCK

I was just speaking with Nike and some of the stock is "ghost" stock right now and they think that orders placed tonight may not go through :>(. If anyone here on this site has one in an XL and would be willing to part with one, I would TOTALLY appreciate it!! My brother's birthday is Sunday, and I was going to surprise him with one. I only need one. Just please don't rake me over the coals price wise. Thank you.

The shirt is appearing and reappearing on the site all day. I guess the are basing it off of print numbers from the factory. Just search the product code 393971-071 and you'll go straight to it so you can bookmark it and keep checking back. Try calling to seems to be working.
If your in the LA area
Niketown Beverly Hills has XXLs and XXLs left
House of Hoops also released some today too but there is a small line
Lakersstore.com has not restocked for some time now
Good Luck

If you havent gotten the charcoal shirt, I am sad to say I dont think there will be anymore releases as Nike is now shifting focus to the upcoming football season and MLB playoffs. But of course Nike has a way of making limited items not so limited, so you never know ;-)
Here are some options
(charcoal, purple, gold) search LA area craigslist.org - resellers usually cheaper then ebay
(charcoal, purple, gold) many sizes are available on ebay I have bought a few from there too, dont pay more then $80 for the charcoal. The purple and yellow (non-china ed.) shirts are super rare only 200 made each color, so dont be surprised by $200 starting bids. I was at HoH LA (only store with shirt) for this release and can tetify to the shirts exclusivity. If you want your shirt right away be sure to ask the buyer if they have the shirt "on-hand" as most people are re-selling pre-order shirts they dont have yet.
(Black) wait for the release of the NIKEFIT black edition if it actually comes out. I have heard no official news from my sources at Nike about this shirt I have only seen pictures and un-offical info saying it will be set for general release sometime mid-next month...so cross your fingers
(charcoal, purple) I have an XXL and XL charcoal and 3XL purple that I maybe willing to get rid of ;-)
Good Luck!

again, everything's outta stock, although it's a bit different layout now. It's showing the ability to pick your size/quantity versus the "Out Of Stock" button that's been there. guess you just gotta refresh every now and again and when your size is available, it'll be in bold lettering. good luck

just called nike.com they said the web cant keep up with the orders so it says they have them but they really dont....i ordered it n e way tho....lol. but i wont b mad if it doesnt come...FYI.....11:35 west coast time....oh yea King James u gonna need more than a broke down diesel to beat the Lake Show